Water blown foam

Abstract

The subject invention provides a urethane foam which does not require chlorofluorocarbons to manufacture and which conforms to the Montreal Protocol. The compositions of the subject invention are usable in a spray and a pourable form, and may be used in a variety of applications such as in the production of building panels, marine floatation, and roofing materials.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A composition useful for producing foam which comprises an oxyalkylated glycerine having hydroxyl number of from about 56 to about 300, an oxypropylated aromatic based mannich condensate, an organic surfactant, an amine catalyst, a polyisocyanate catalyst, and a quaternary ammonium salt or a triazine. 
     
     
       2. A composition of claim 1 further comprising water. 
     
     
       3. A composition of claim 1, wherein the glycerine, condensate, surfactant, amine catalyst, polyisocyanate catalyst, and quaternary ammonium salt or triazine, are present in amounts effective to produce a foam when mixed with diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       4. A composition of claim 1, wherein the oxyalkylated glycerine is present in the range of from about 40% to about 70% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       5. A composition of claim 1, wherein the oxypropylated aromatic based mannich condensate is present in the range of from about 30% to about 60% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       6. A composition of claim 1, wherein the organic surfactant is present in the range of from about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       7. A composition of claim 1, wherein the amine catalyst is present in the range of from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       8. A composition of claim 10, wherein the amine catalyst is PC-8. 
     
     
       9. A composition of claim 1, wherein the isocyanate catalyst is 24% lead naphthanate which is present in the range of from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       10. A composition of claim 2, wherein water is present in the range of from about 0.4% to about 4.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       11. A composition of claim 1, wherein the quaternary ammonium salt is TMR, which is present in the range of from about 0.1% to about 3.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       12. A composition useful for producing foam which comprises an oxyalkylated glycerine having a hydroxyl number of from about 56 to about 300, a rigid polyether polyol with a functionality greater than 3.8 and a hydroxyl number of from about 300 to about 500, a polyalkyleneoxidemethylsiloxane copolymer, an amine catalyst, a polyisocyanurate catalyst, and a quaternary ammonium salt or a triazine. 
     
     
       13. A composition of claim 12 further comprising water. 
     
     
       14. A composition of claim 12, wherein the glycerine, polyether polyol, polyalkyleneoxidemethylsiloxane copolymer, amine catalyst, polyisocyanurate catalyst, and quaternary ammonium salt or triazine, are present in amounts effective to produce a foam when mixed with diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       15. A composition of claim 12, wherein the oxyalkylated glycerine is present in the range of from about 40% to about 70% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       16. A composition of claim 12, wherein the polyether polyol is present in the range of from about 30% to about 60% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       17. A composition of claim 12, wherein the polyalkyleneoxidemethylsiloxane copolymer is present in the range of from about 1.0% to about 1.5% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       18. A composition of claim 12, wherein the amine catalyst is present in the range of from about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       19. A composition of claim 18, wherein the amine catalyst is PC-8. 
     
     
       20. A composition of claim 13, wherein water is present in the range of from about 0.4% to about 4.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       21. A composition of claim 12, wherein the quaternary ammonium salt is TMR, which is present in the range of from about 0.1% to about 3.0% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       22. A composition of claim 12, wherein the polyisocyanurate catalyst is present in the range of from about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
       23. A foam comprising the composition of claim 1 and diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       24. A foam comprising the composition of claim 12 and diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       25. A process for producing a foam which comprises mixing the composition of claim 1 with diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       26. A process of claim 25, wherein the diphenylmethane dilsocyanate is present in substoichiometric amounts. 
     
     
       27. A process for producing a foam which comprises mixing the composition of claim 16 with diphenylmethane diisocyanate. 
     
     
       28. A process of claim 27, wherein the diphenylmethane diisocyanate is present in substoichiometric amounts. 
     
     
       29. A foam of claim 23 which is sprayable. 
     
     
       30. A foam of claim 24 which is pourable.